US probed Megaspeed executive as possible Chinese spy

What happened: The New York Times reported that U.S. intelligence agencies investigated Alice Huang, also called Huang Le, as a possible Chinese spy. Huang is a top executive at Megaspeed, a Singapore AI cloud firm. TechCrunch reported the story on 29 October 2026, citing the Times.

The details: Anonymous sources cited by the Times say U.S. agencies surveilled Huang for about a year to learn about her ties to China. The sources said she could have been a Chinese spy who grew close to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. They suggested she may have gathered information on Nvidia's plans and on his efforts to win Trump administration approval for more advanced chip shipments to China. The article includes photographs of her at business dinners with Jensen Huang in the Singapore region.

The context: Megaspeed has been accused of illegally selling Nvidia chips to China. On 9 October 2025, the Times reported that the Commerce Department had investigated Megaspeed for allegedly helping Chinese companies evade AI chip export rules by reselling restricted chips. Huang was reportedly a top executive at the company at the time.

Why it matters: The allegation links an export-control case to Nvidia's chief executive and to the company's push for more advanced chip sales to China.

The catch: The spy allegation rests on anonymous sources, and the surveillance details are unconfirmed. The report mentions no charges and cites no official government statement. Nvidia denies the claim. Its spokesperson said the interactions are not unusual or unexpected, and that regional cloud customers receive ordinary business information. The statement says that information is not sensitive trade secrets and has nothing relevant to national security.

What's next: The report does not say whether charges or an official government statement will follow.